Integrated pest management for beans and gherkins in Madagascar
- 29/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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Integrated pest management for beans and gherkins in Madagascar COLEAD is working with an exporting company based in Madagascar that is experiencing a drop in yields of green beans and gherkins due to heavy nematode pressure. This problem is since the same crops have been grown for several consecutive seasons without rotation or fallow periods, leading to a deterioration in soil quality. The company has begun to explore solutions, such as crop rotation with cover crops, which have shown… +Madagascar: future managers trained in SPS quality management
- 29/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Madagascar: future managers trained in SPS quality management On 12 July, the École Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques (ESSA) at the University of Antananarivo officially launched the “Management of Quality, Health and Plant Health” (MQSPS) training course. The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Director of ESSA, the head of the specialisation and the head of the course, the representative of the Directorate of Plant Protection (DPV), the COLEAD national relay,… +Benin: new fruit wharf and wholesale market on the way
- 29/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Benin: new fruit wharf and wholesale market on the way The Government of Benin, with the support of the World Bank, has launched the construction of a new fruit wharf at Cotonou International Airport. The Project to Support the Competitiveness of the Agricultural Sector and the Diversification of Exports (PACOFID) and the Société d’Infrastructures Routières et de l’Aménagement du Territoire (SIRAT) are the developers of this new facility, and the buildings are due to be delivered in September. The… +Flashback 2004 : “Building the capacity of the horticulture sector’s support structures”
- 29/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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Flashback 2004 : “Building the capacity of the horticulture sector’s support structures” (Source : COLEACP PIP magazine n°3, March 2004) “ACP producing/exporting states are generally endowed with considerable local expertise and knowledge in a variety of areas. However, these countries often lack structures which are adequately informed and trained. While it is important to help companies prove their day-to-day control of the production and export process, it is equally important to improve the quality of the support and services… +Kenya: FPEAK strengthens its governance
- 29/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Kenya: FPEAK strengthens its governance Through its programmes, COLEAD supports professional organisations that are representative of their sector to strengthen their capacity to provide services to their members and with concern for the long-term future of its action. In Kenya, for example, COLEAD recently supported the Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) through the NExT Kenya programme as part of a governance intervention. The members of FPEAK are involved in the Kenyan fresh produce trade and are therefore… +Dominican Republic moves towards one health system
- 28/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Dominican Republic moves towards one health system The SIA (Sanidad Innovación Agropecuaria) project of the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Agriculture was launched in April 2024. It is funded by the IDB and implemented by COLEAD. The many meetings and exchanges, that have taken place since our first mission in May, have enabled the first results of the project to be drawn up and presented to the various public stakeholders, including local authorities at the highest level. As a reminder,… +Burton & Bamber: a Kenyan success story
- 19/07/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Burton & Bamber: a Kenyan success story Burton & Bamber is a Kenyan company, registered in 2015, that processes fruit into snacks and food ingredients. These include dried fruit (mainly mango) and fruit rolls, granola, orange flesh sweet potato extruded snacks and aseptic fruit purees. The company works with 500 smallholder farmers to source produce and provide access to markets for their products. Some of the farmer groups are GLOBALG.A.P. certified, while the company’s processing facilities are FSSC 22000… +Packaging : alternatives to plastic
- 19/07/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Packaging : alternatives to plastic The COLEAD Market Insights department keeps an eye through the FFM+ programme, on trends and innovations at major trade shows, and one of the hot topics is sustainable packaging. Forthcoming regulatory changes are driving innovation, as seen at Fruit Logistica (Germany), Macfrut (Italy) and the recent Empack (Belgium). Discover cutting-edge alternatives to plastic such as cellulose, thermobonded packaging, laser-printed labels on produce and waterproof recyclable paper solutions, highlighting the industry’s slow but steady shift… +A new biopesticide is now available in Kenya
- 19/07/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
A new biopesticide is now available in Kenya A new bioprotection product; HALT NEO 5% WP (Bacillus thuringiensis sub-species kurstaki 32000 IU/mg) has been officially registered by the Kenyan Regulatory Authority, Pest Control Products Board (PCPB), under Reg No: PCPB(CR)1959 for control of the False codling moth (FCM) on Sweet Pepper. This registration which is a result of field trials supported by COLEAD through the NExT Kenya and FFM SPS programmes, in collaboration with a Kenyan plant protection product… +Launch Workshop for the STDF Project in Senegal
- 03/07/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Launch Workshop for the STDF Project in Senegal On 6th June 2024, the new project “Strengthening phytosanitary capacity to promote exports of horticulture products from Senegal” was officially launched in Dakar. Funded by the STDF and implemented by COLEAD, this project aims to strengthen Senegal’s phytosanitary system in partnership with the Senegalese Ministry of Agriculture, represented by the Directorate of Plant Protection. The project, which will last for three years, revolves around four main areas: Revising the legal framework,… +